Adverbs

Kaakano

Now

Enkya

Tomorrow

Jjo

Yesterday

Leero

Today

Mwaka ogujja

Next year

Emabega

Before / In the past

Ng'oluvannyuma

After / Later

Mangu / Ddali

Early / Soon

Ekiro

At night

Ku makya

In the morning

Ekyemisana

At midday / Noon

Akakoyi

In the evening

Buli lunaku

Every day

Buli kyuma kyabiri

Sometimes

Bulijjo

Always / Usually

Obutagwako

Never

Obutali mulundi

Rarely / Seldom

Mu budde

On time

Edda

Long ago

Kati / Wakati

Just now / At this moment

Amangu / Mangu

Quickly / Fast

Mpolampola

Slowly

Kya bingi

Often / Frequently

Mangu mangu

Immediately

Kasita

As long as / While

Wano

Here

Eyo / Eriyo

There (near)

Ewala

Far away

Okumpi

Near / Close

Munda

Inside

Ebweru

Outside

Wansi

Down / Below

Waggulu

Up / Above

Ku ddyo

On the right

Ku kkono

On the left

Ku maaso

In front / Forward

Emabega

Behind / Back

Wamu

Together

Yekka

Alone

Buli wamu

Everywhere

Mu kitundu

Around / In the area

Ku bbali

Aside / To the side

Aw'otali wano

Elsewhere / Somewhere else

Wali tebali

Nowhere

Mu kkati

In the middle

Omu ku omu

One by one

Ku maaso ku maaso

Straight ahead

Okumaaso okwo

Further ahead

Wano ddala

Right here

Eyo ddala

Right there

Nnyo

Very / A lot

Bulungi

Well / Nicely

Mpola

Gently / Softly

N'amaanyi

Strongly / Forcefully

Era

Also / Too

Kyokka

Only / Just

Ddala

Really / Indeed

Naye

But / However / Yet

Era nawe

As well / Furthermore

Ppeke pe

Exactly / Precisely

Naye nga si bwe kityo

Not exactly

Kitono

A little / Somewhat

Nga bwe kiri

As it is / Just like that

Ekyo kyokka

That's all / just that

Nnyini

Intensely / Especially

Kimala

Enough

Mu ngeri

In a way / Somehow

Nga

Like / As if

Kyangu

Easily / Simply

Mu by'ennono

In general

Nnamba emu

Firstly / First of all

Okukomererako

Finally / Lastly

Mu mbeera eno

In this way

Si bwe biteekwa

Incorrectly

Bwe biteekwa

Correctly / Properly

Weewaawo

Yes (emphatic)

Nedda

No

Kyekyo

That's right / Exactly

Naye si kyekyo

Not at all / Definitely not

Ekirowoozo

Perhaps / Maybe

Nga bw'ayagala

Probably

Nkigamba

Surely / Certainly

Teyinzaana

Definitely not / Impossible

Ku nkomerero

At the end / Eventually

Kwokka

Alone / Only

Naye obutawera

Without stopping

Ng'ekyo bwe kiriba

Accordingly

Wekka

Solely / By itself

Awatali kulaba

Unexpectedly

Oluku

Fortunately / Luckily

N'ensimbi

Unfortunately

Mu ngeri nnyingi

In many ways

Naye nga bwe kiri

Nevertheless

Kubanga

Because

Kwe kiri

Therefore / So

Kyokka kwe

Only that / Except

Okutwalira awamu

Altogether / In total

Bwe bita

If possible / Where possible

Mu by'amazima

In truth / Honestly

Mu ngeri emu

Similarly / Likewise